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Hydrostatic pressure, acoustic travel time, and current velocity recorded by current- and pressure-recording inverted echo sounders, CPIES, in the Indian Ocean from 2016-04-09 to 2018-06-08 (NCEI Accession 0209237)

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Acoustic roundtrip travel time, hydrostatic pressure, and ocean velocity recorded by Current- and Pressure-recording Inverted Echo Sounder (CPIES) instruments at five mooring locations in the Indian Ocean as part of the Agulhas System Climate Array (ASCA) project. Data are in NetCDF.

Dataset Citation

Cite as: Beal, Lisa M.; Elipot, Shane; McMonigal, Kay; Morris, Tamaryn; Louw, Gavin (2020). Hydrostatic pressure, acoustic travel time, and current velocity recorded by current- and pressure-recording inverted echo sounders, CPIES, in the Indian Ocean from 2016-04-09 to 2018-06-08 (NCEI Accession 0209237). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0209237. Accessed [date].

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Time Period	2016-04-09 to 2018-06-08
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates	West: 27.6633 East: 28.9013 South: -35.734 North: -33.651
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Associated Resources

Beal, Lisa; Elipot, Shane; Morris, Tamaryn (2020). Water conductivity, temperature, and salinity collected by CTD from the research vessel Algoa in the Indian Ocean from 2016-04-09 to 2016-04-15 (NCEI Accession 0209233). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0209233.
- https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0209233
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Beal, Lisa; Elipot, Shane (2020). Water conductivity, temperature, and salinity collected by CTD from the research vessel S. A. Agulhas in the Indian Ocean from 2018-06-03 to 2018-06-12 (NCEI Accession 0209235). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0209235.
- https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0209235
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Beal, Lisa; Elipot, Shane; McMonigal, Kay; Houk, Adam (2020). Water temperature, conductivity, current velocity, and others taken by moored CTD, ADCP, and acoustic current meters from moorings in the Indian Ocean from 2016-04-10 to 2018-06-10 (NCEI Accession 0210643). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0210643.
- https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0210643
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Publication Dates	publication: 2020-04-16
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Dataset Progress Status	Complete - production of the data has been completed Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency	As needed
Supplemental Information	Submission Package ID: 0C3FU6
Purpose	This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.
Use Limitations	accessLevel: Public Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.

Dataset Citation	Cite as: Beal, Lisa M.; Elipot, Shane; McMonigal, Kay; Morris, Tamaryn; Louw, Gavin (2020). Hydrostatic pressure, acoustic travel time, and current velocity recorded by current- and pressure-recording inverted echo sounders, CPIES, in the Indian Ocean from 2016-04-09 to 2018-06-08 (NCEI Accession 0209237). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0209237. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors	Beal, Lisa M. University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science Elipot, Shane University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science McMonigal, Kay University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science Morris, Tamaryn South African Weather Service Louw, Gavin South Africa Department of Environmental Affairs
Principal Investigators	Shane Elipot University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) Lisa Beal University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS)
Contributors	University of Miami (UM)
Resource Providers	Kay McMonigal University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) University of Miami (UM)
Points of Contact	Kay McMonigal University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS)
Publishers	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Acknowledgments	Related Funding Agency: National Science Foundation

Theme keywords	NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS ACOUSTIC TRAVEL TIME CURRENT SPEED - EAST/WEST COMPONENT (U) CURRENT SPEED - NORTH/SOUTH COMPONENT (V) HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS in situ physical WMO_CategoryCode oceanography Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN PRESSURE > WATER PRESSURE
Data Center keywords	NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS University of Miami NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS University of Miami
Platform keywords	NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS FRS Algoa moorings S. A. AGULHAS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords MOORINGS Ships ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes Algoa (call sign: ZR4311, ICES code: 91AL, 1991) S. A. AGULHAS (call sign: ZSAF, ICES code: 91AA, 1978-2012)
Instrument keywords	NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS inverted echo sounder (IES) Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords IES > Inverted Echo Sounders
Place keywords	NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Indian Ocean Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN
Project keywords	Provider Keywords Agulhas System Climate Array (ASCA)
Keywords	NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 0209237

Use Constraints	Cite as: Beal, Lisa M.; Elipot, Shane; McMonigal, Kay; Morris, Tamaryn; Louw, Gavin (2020). Hydrostatic pressure, acoustic travel time, and current velocity recorded by current- and pressure-recording inverted echo sounders, CPIES, in the Indian Ocean from 2016-04-09 to 2018-06-08 (NCEI Accession 0209237). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0209237. Accessed [date].
Access Constraints	Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
Fees	In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media.

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Processing Steps	2020-04-16T23:43:22Z - NCEI Accession 0209237 v1.1 was published.
Output Datasets	NCEI Accession 0209237 v1.1 NCEI Accession 0209237 v1.1 (download) published 2020-04-16T23:43:22Z

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Processing Steps	Parameter or Variable: HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE (measured); Units: dbar; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: inverted echo sounder (IES); Sampling and Analyzing Method: The pressure data were processed to obtain hourly estimates following the Inverted Echo Sounder manual; Kennelly, M., K. L. Tracey, and D. R. Watts, 2007: Inverted echo sounder data processing manual. University of Rhode Island GSO Tech. Rep. 2007-02, 89 pp. [Available online at www.po.gso.uri.edu/dynamics/publications/ tech_rpts/IESprocessman.pdf.]. Parameter or Variable: ACOUSTIC TRAVEL TIME (measured); Units: second; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: inverted echo sounder (IES); Sampling and Analyzing Method: The travel time data were processed to obtain hourly estimates following the Inverted Echo Sounder manual; Kennelly, M., K. L. Tracey, and D. R. Watts, 2007: Inverted echo sounder data processing manual. University of Rhode Island GSO Tech. Rep. 2007-02, 89 pp. [Available online at www.po.gso.uri.edu/dynamics/publications/ tech_rpts/IESprocessman.pdf.]. Parameter or Variable: CURRENT SPEED - EAST/WEST COMPONENT (U) (measured); Units: m/s; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: inverted echo sounder (IES); Sampling and Analyzing Method: University of Rhode Island IES Model 6.2B equipped with with Aanderaa Acoustic Doppler Current Sensor. Data processed to hourly estimates following the Inverted Echo Sounder manual; Kennelly, M., K. L. Tracey, and D. R. Watts, 2007: Inverted echo sounder data processing manual. University of Rhode Island GSO Tech. Rep. 2007-02, 89 pp. [Available online at www.po.gso.uri.edu/dynamics/publications/ tech_rpts/IESprocessman.pdf.]. Parameter or Variable: CURRENT SPEED - NORTH/SOUTH COMPONENT (V) (measured); Units: m/s; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: inverted echo sounder (IES); Sampling and Analyzing Method: University of Rhode Island IES Model 6.2B equipped with with Aanderaa Acoustic Doppler Current Sensor. Data processed to hourly estimates following the Inverted Echo Sounder manual; Kennelly, M., K. L. Tracey, and D. R. Watts, 2007: Inverted echo sounder data processing manual. University of Rhode Island GSO Tech. Rep. 2007-02, 89 pp. [Available online at www.po.gso.uri.edu/dynamics/publications/ tech_rpts/IESprocessman.pdf.].

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Processing Steps

Parameter or Variable: HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE (measured); Units: dbar; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: inverted echo sounder (IES); Sampling and Analyzing Method: The pressure data were processed to obtain hourly estimates following the Inverted Echo Sounder manual; Kennelly, M., K. L. Tracey, and D. R. Watts, 2007: Inverted echo sounder data processing manual. University of Rhode Island GSO Tech. Rep. 2007-02, 89 pp. [Available online at www.po.gso.uri.edu/dynamics/publications/ tech_rpts/IESprocessman.pdf.].
Parameter or Variable: ACOUSTIC TRAVEL TIME (measured); Units: second; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: inverted echo sounder (IES); Sampling and Analyzing Method: The travel time data were processed to obtain hourly estimates following the Inverted Echo Sounder manual; Kennelly, M., K. L. Tracey, and D. R. Watts, 2007: Inverted echo sounder data processing manual. University of Rhode Island GSO Tech. Rep. 2007-02, 89 pp. [Available online at www.po.gso.uri.edu/dynamics/publications/ tech_rpts/IESprocessman.pdf.].
Parameter or Variable: CURRENT SPEED - EAST/WEST COMPONENT (U) (measured); Units: m/s; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: inverted echo sounder (IES); Sampling and Analyzing Method: University of Rhode Island IES Model 6.2B equipped with with Aanderaa Acoustic Doppler Current Sensor. Data processed to hourly estimates following the Inverted Echo Sounder manual; Kennelly, M., K. L. Tracey, and D. R. Watts, 2007: Inverted echo sounder data processing manual. University of Rhode Island GSO Tech. Rep. 2007-02, 89 pp. [Available online at www.po.gso.uri.edu/dynamics/publications/ tech_rpts/IESprocessman.pdf.].
Parameter or Variable: CURRENT SPEED - NORTH/SOUTH COMPONENT (V) (measured); Units: m/s; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: inverted echo sounder (IES); Sampling and Analyzing Method: University of Rhode Island IES Model 6.2B equipped with with Aanderaa Acoustic Doppler Current Sensor. Data processed to hourly estimates following the Inverted Echo Sounder manual; Kennelly, M., K. L. Tracey, and D. R. Watts, 2007: Inverted echo sounder data processing manual. University of Rhode Island GSO Tech. Rep. 2007-02, 89 pp. [Available online at www.po.gso.uri.edu/dynamics/publications/ tech_rpts/IESprocessman.pdf.].

Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument	inverted echo sounder (IES)
Platform	FRS Algoa moorings S. A. AGULHAS

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Hydrostatic pressure, acoustic travel time, and current velocity recorded by current- and pressure-recording inverted echo sounders, CPIES, in the Indian Ocean from 2016-04-09 to 2018-06-08 (NCEI Accession 0209237)

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